We woke up early the next day to be able to catch White Island at low tide. The island, which is actually a white sandbar, can shrink or disappear depending on the tide. It was just a ten minute banca ride from our resort.
They’ve set up picnic huts on the island already. I used to think it was all uninhabited and void of any human structures. I think the huts ruined the pristine beauty of the island.
The island was still beautiful nonetheless. With the majestic (dormant) volcanoes of Camiguin as backdrop. White powedry sand. Relatively few people. Crystal clear waters.
One can just spend the entire day there lying on the sand in this isolated island. Have a picnic with friends or family perhaps. If only the tides weren’t so unpredictable for ignorant tourists.
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beautiful. very beautiful. i also want to go there sometime.
i was there at white island summer 2004 and had the same adventure! white water, camiguin, etc. but the island was BARE, as in strip of island lang with just ONE shade when we were there. at kami lang yung tao! hahaha! did you go to arden, sto.nino springs?Ü
Wait… that guy on the top right corner of this post– he is so familiar. I think my dad worked with him so many years ago. I just can’t remember where. ^_^
Or he’s just a genuine look-alike of one of my dad’s acquaintances in Laguna. Hehehe. My dad loves boating on the lakes. Wawâ, as the locals call it. ^_^
Oh sorry, that was supposed to be “wawa” with the last ‘a’ accentuated with ‘^’.
The majestic volcano you’re referring to is not dormant. In fact, Hibok Hibok Volcano is one of the active volcanoes being monitored by Phivolcs.